Now for my personal opinion:

The current proposed measures are not anywhere near enough - and the total cost for strict and fast security - as opposed to El Al which is strict bit slow security - would probably run closer to Lufthansa's 8USD per ticket rather than 2.

I would certainly pay the extra money - with the number of flights I take per year, it would add up to a grand total of .... $180.

These are tax-deductible dollars, so the net through cost to me is closer to $120.

Some people will probably yell and scream about the one or two dollars. For these people I have a solution. On every flight, just before they do the safety announcements - have the following public service announcement.

"The airline industry, in cooperation with the government and travel groups, has implemented strict new security procedures - and the task of screening luggage is now in the hands of the US Marshalls. We've purchased new equipment and redesigned our check in procedures to provide maximum speed and comfort. We hope you will understand how the $8 a ticket aviation security tax fits in with this new, safer and smoother, check in procedure."

The background for this announcement should be a loop of clips of the planes hitting the World Trade Center.




[This message has been edited by nw_with_attitude (edited 10-06-2001).]